Combination ice pick



Aug. 22, 1933. c LORBER COMBINATION ICE PICK Filed May 2, 195

fnz ezzfor and forms a seat for one end of a spring 17 head on its innerend resting on the shoulder,

Patented 22,193.31 it 11,9Z3,98.6.' I

UNITED STATES: PATENT OFFICE, ;i

COMBINATION ICE PICK Charles Lorber, Louisville, Ky. Application my 2,1931. Serial No. 534,659 2" Claims. (01., 83-62) This invention relatesto combination tools .12. This head substantially fills thispart of theand has special reference to the combinationof bore 11 and forms a seatfor the upper endof an ice pick having a reciprocating handle and a thespring 1'7 and also constitutes a striker for second tool such as abottle opener or ice breaker the pick. The projecting end of-the rod isbent arranged to act as a striker for the ice pick toiform a bottle-capremoving loop 20 and is 60 One important object of the invention is tostamped to provide bottle cap engaging lugs 21. provide an improvedgeneral construction of de- 111 the form shown in Figure 3 the handleand vices of this character. Y pick are like the first form but thebottle cap A second important object of the invention is opener. isreplaced by an oblately spherical cap" to provide a novel device of thischaracter of 22 having a shank 23 secured thereto and this 65 verysimple construction and which may be ecoshank passes through the smallbore 12 and is nomically manufactured. provided within the bore 11 witha head 24 simi- With the above and other objects in view as lar in shapeand function to the head 19. j vwill be hereinafter apparent, theinvention 'con- In the form-shown in Figures 4 and 5'the sists ingeneral of certain novel details of conupper end of the handle 25 isenlarged to formYQ struction and combinations of parts hereinafter aspherical knob 26 and the handle is provided fully described,illustrated in the accompanying 'with an axial bore 27 of uniformdiameter drawing and specifically claimed. throughout and extendingentirely through the In the accompanying drawing like characters h e-The knob 25 is Covered by a p e l Q of reference indicate like parts inthe several metalcap 28 which fits closely on the knob and 75 i views, ad; j closes the upper'end of the bore 27 and also Figure 1 is a view ofa form of the invention forms the striker for the shank 29 of the usualembodying an ice pick and bottle opener, the form of ice pic u d o d y ya Spring I handle being shown in section. I v In the last two forms themetal cap is used Figure 2 is an elevation of'thepartly formed as ahammer for crushing ice." w blank for the bottle opener in this form ofthe I i to be rved hat in each" case the ice inventi n] pick forms atool having a reciprocating ham- I Figure 3 is a, vi w f th upper part,of mering handle and that the other tool forms a. modified formembodyingla n ice pick and ice Strike! l e D s v crusher, the handlebeing in section. There has thus been provideda simple and Figur 4 is a,ie si il r t Figure 3 b t efficient device of the kind described and forshowing a slight: modification. the purpose specified. v -Figure 5 is anelevation of the form shown in It is ObViOIlSiihat minor Changes y emade Figure 4, the upper part only being shown. in the form andconstruction of the invention In the form or the invention shown in Fig-Without d pa from the material spirit ures 1 and 2 there is provided ahandle 10 prefthereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine erablyof w d and this ha dl has a b r 11 the invention to the exact formherein shown extending inwardly'from'one end axially of th anddescribed, but it is desired to include allhandle. This bore 10terminates in spaced resuch as properly come within the scope claimed.lation to the remaining end of the handle but a .Havingthus describedthe invention, what is relatively small bore 12 extendsthrough this endclaimed as new, is: I from the first bo ee p d o the o 1. In an icepick, the combination of a tool is Closed y a t i Q ferrule 3 havinghandle having a bore extending inwardly from a Central ap ough slidesthe one end and terminating in spaced relation to Shank 14 Of ice pmember having a sharp the other end, said handle having a relativelypoint 15 and PTOVided Within the b e W t a 'small bore extending fromthe first bore through collar 16 which limits the movement of' the pickithe last mentioned end and forming a shoulder outwardly from the handle.This collar is 10- at its junction with the first bore, a pin shankcated in spaced relation to the end of the shank extending through saidsmall bore and having a which'surrounds the shank. Through the Sma l atool member reciprocable in said handle, a colbore 12 extends the shankend 18 Of a metallic lap on said tool member spaced from the end IOd haVa head 19 formed 011 the d- This adjacent said head, a springsurrounding said head 19 lies within the bore 11 and rests on the end ofthe tool memberand hearing at one end shoulder formed-between the twobores 11 and against th head and at its other end against the collarsaid head forming a strikerfor the tool member, and a head fixed on theouter end of said pin and holding the head on the pin against saidshoulder.

2. In an ice pick, the combination of a tool handle having a boreextending inwardly from one end and terminating in spaced relation tothe other end, 'said handle having a relatively small bore extendingfrom the first bore through the last mentioned end and forming ashoulder at its junction with the first bore, a pin shank extendingthrough said small bore and having the collar said head forming astriker for-the" tool member, and a cap fitting over the handle 7 andfixed to said shank and holding the head against the shoulder. I

- CHARLES LORBER.

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